What is ZeroHero? Globird ZeroHero is an energy plan that should allow pretty much everyone with a solar/house battery system to generate a small negative bill every month, or at least negate your supply charge, so if you have a house battery…

Are you considering an electric vehicle? If so, you've come to the right place because here you will find independent advice from an experienced motoring journalist.  And that's important, because electric vehicles have become a political, ideological issue with misinformation from…

Watch for my full video review coming soon on my YouTube channel If you are any sort of a car enthusiast who has to have an SUV in your life, then you should consider buying a Duster. People often ask me for…

"We have got a question for you, and it might even be a good one to ask your followers on your FB page. What to do if/when you see an obviously overloaded car/van/setup. Sometimes it could be that they are within their…

Preserving yet improving, right here in Australia Many people love older, non-electronic cars, decrying the antiseptic, disconnected feel of modern vehicles where you make requests which the car interprets, considers, then responds but only within programmed parameters. There are safety nets of…

"If my GCM is 6000kg, I must be okay to exceed by GVM of 3000kg by only 200kg, I talked to my insurance company and they said no. Unfair!" This is the gist of a conversation relayed to me a few days…

Can you steer out of trailer sway? The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an efficient, agile aeroplane. It is also impossible for a human to fly without the aid of a computer Aeroplanes are generally designed to be stable. In aerodynamic terms that…

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Your 4X4 has two axles, front and rear. When you turn a corner the front axle travels further, and therefore faster than the rear. It doesn't matter whether you turn left or right, same thing happens. If there's no way for the…

On 20th August 1860, over 15,000 people watched nineteen men depart Melbourne for an expedition into the unexplored region of central Australia.  Their transport included twenty-three horses and twenty-six camels.  Over the next several weeks the poorly-planned expedition ran into numerous difficulties,…